The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other
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Loneliness has reached epidemic proportions, according to many sources. In an age of mobility and fraying civic life, we are all susceptible to its power. But what if loneliness is a necessary part of the human condition? What if it is a current that leads us deeper into belonging--to ourselves, to each other, and to God?
In The Great Belonging, writer and spiritual director Charlotte Donlon reframes loneliness and offers us a language for the disquiet within. Instead of turning away from the waters of loneliness for fear they will engulf us, she invites us to wade in and see what we find there. In vulnerable, thoughtful prose, Donlon helps us understand our own occasional or frequent loneliness and offers touchpoints for understanding alienation. We can live into the persistent questions of loneliness. We can notice God's presence even when we feel alone in our doubts. Ultimately, Donlon claims, we can find connection that emerges from honesty, and she offers tools, resources, and practices for transforming loneliness into true belonging.
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About the Author
Charlotte Donlon is a writer who reads, a reader who writes, and a certified spiritual director. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Seattle Pacific University where she studied creative nonfiction. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. Her first book, The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other, was published in 2020. View her Bookshop.org Book Lists here, learn more about Charlotte and her writing at charlottedonlon.com, and connect with her on Twitter and Instagram at @charlottedonlon.
Lauren F. Winner teaches Christian spirituality at Duke Divinity School in North Carolina. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and other periodicals. Her favorite things include October weather, mystery novels, and doodling prayer.
